Experiment 1042131
Details
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Pharmacology | |
| Administration route | ORAL |
| Organism | Catha edulis (CELASTRACEAE) |
| Citation | GIANNINI,AJ: CASTELLANI,S:. (1982). A MANIC-LIKE PSYCHOSIS DUE TO KHAT (CATHA EDULIS).. 19() |
| Amount utilized | |
| Compound isolated | |
| Disease | A CASE IS PRESENTED OF A 23 YR. OLD MALE WHO DISPLAYED SYMPTOMS OF MANIC PSYCHOSIS AND INCREASED SYMPATHETIC ACTIVITY FOLLOWING INGESTION OF THE TITLE PLANT. THE CAUSAL ROLE OF KHAT WAS VERIFIED BY VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE PLANT AND CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION OF PHENYLPORPANOLAMINE IN THE URINE. THE ACTIVE CONSTITUENTS AND POSSIBLE ABUSE POTENTIAL OF KHAT ARE DISCUSSED. |
| Dose amount | VAR |
| Number | 1 |
| Qualitative result | ACTIVE |
| Animal | HUMAN ADULT |
| Dose expression | DOSE |
| Extract | LEAVES |
| Gender | MALE |